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Gambling.com Group Limited Reports Third Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Gambling.com Group Limited, a leading provider of digital marketing services active exclusively in the global online gambling industry, today announced its operating and financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.
Third Quarter 2021 Financial Highlights
- Revenue of $10.1 million grew 37% compared to $7.4 million in the same period for the prior year
- Net income of $4.7 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $2.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the same period for the prior year
- Adjusted EBITDA of $3.5 million decreased 14% compared to $4.0 million in the same period for the prior year, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 34%1
- Free cash flow of $0.8 million decreased 81% compared to $3.9 million in the same period for the prior year2
Third Quarter 2021 Business Highlights
- Completed successful public listing of common shares on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “GAMB”
- Announced appointment of Mr. Daniel D’Arrigo to Board of Directors
- Received temporary supplier license from the Arizona Department of Gaming to provide marketing services to licensed operators in the state and launched free-to-use comparison of legal online sports betting services on BetArizona.com
- Launches of Marylandbets.com, casinosource.nl and gambling.com/nl providing bettors in Maryland and the Netherlands with trusted and up to date gambling information to help them place safe and secure legal wagers
- Completed acquisition of domains suitable for targeting the US market
“Our financial performance in the third quarter remained strong as we grew revenue by 37% compared to the prior year and, despite the third quarter being the seasonally slowest quarter of the year, delivered an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 34%,” said Charles Gillespie, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Gambling.com Group. “Importantly, after the quiet summer months of July and August, we delivered all-time-high revenue in September. With the launch of Arizona and the kickoff of the NFL season, we saw a significant uplift in U.S. revenue in September and our U.S. performance exceeded our internal expectations. Entering the quarter with good momentum we are encouraged by the start to our seasonally stronger fourth quarter. We remain highly focused on prudently growing the Company through both sustained organic growth and future accretive acquisitions which we continue to actively pursue”
1 Adjusted figures represent non-IFRS information. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this release for an explanation of the adjustments and reconciliations to the comparable IFRS numbers.
2 Adjusted figures represent non-IFRS information. See “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” and the tables at the end of this
release for an explanation of the adjustments and reconciliations to the comparable IFRS numbers.
Third Quarter 2021 vs. Third Quarter 2020 Financial Highlights
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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CHANGE |
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2021  |
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2020 |
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% |
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(in thousands USD, except for |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF |
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Revenue |
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$ |
10,123 |
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$ |
7,406 |
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$ |
2,717 |
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37 |
% |
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Operating expenses |
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(7,722 |
) |
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$ |
(3,931 |
) |
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$ |
(3,791 |
) |
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96 |
% |
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Operating profit |
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2,401 |
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3,475 |
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(1,074 |
) |
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(31 |
)% |
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Income before tax |
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2,694 |
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2,609 |
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85 |
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3 |
% |
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Net income for the period attributable to the |
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$ |
4,675 |
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$ |
2,303 |
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$ |
2,372 |
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103 |
% |
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Net income per share attributable to ordinary |
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0.14 |
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0.08 |
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0.06 |
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75 |
% |
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Net income per share attributable to ordinary |
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0.13 |
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0.08 |
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0.05 |
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63 |
% |
n/m = not meaningful
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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(in thousands USD, unaudited) |
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NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
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$ |
3,464 |
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$ |
4,027 |
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$ |
(563 |
) |
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(14 |
)% |
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Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
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34 |
% |
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54 |
% |
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n/m |
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n/m |
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Free Cash Flow |
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754 |
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3,917 |
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(3,163 |
) |
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(81 |
)% |
n/m = not meaningful
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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CHANGE |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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Amount |
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% |
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(in thousands, unaudited) |
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OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DATA |
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New Depositing Customers (1) |
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27 |
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28 |
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(1 |
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(4 |
)% |
(1) We define New Depositing Customers, or NDCs, as unique referral of a player from our system to one of our customers that satisfied an agreed metric (typically making a deposit above a minimum threshold) with the customer, thereby triggering the right to a commission for us.
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AS OF |
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AS OF |
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CHANGE |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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$ |
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% |
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(Unaudited) |
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(in thousands, USD) |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$53,160 |
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$8,225 |
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$44,935 |
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n/m |
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Working capital (2) |
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55,064 |
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10,059 |
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45,005 |
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n/m |
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Total assets |
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91,648 |
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45,383 |
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46,265 |
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n/m |
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Total borrowings |
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5,919 |
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5,960 |
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(41) |
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n/m |
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Total liabilities |
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11,373 |
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11,171 |
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202 |
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n/m |
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Total equity |
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80,275 |
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34,212 |
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46,063 |
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n/m |
(2) Working capital is defined as total current assets minus total current liabilities.
n/m = not meaningful
Revenue
Total revenue in the third quarter increased 37% to $10.1 million compared to $7.4 million in the comparable period for the prior year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increased $2.3 million, or 30%. The increase was driven by improved monetization of NDCs that we attribute to a combination of technology improvements and changes in product and market mix. NDCs decreased 4% to 27,000 compared to 28,000 in the prior year.
Our revenue disaggregated by market is as follows:
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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$ |
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% |
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(in thousands USD, unaudited) |
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U.K. and Ireland |
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$ |
4,483 |
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$ |
4,311 |
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$ |
172 |
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4 |
% |
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Other Europe |
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2,718 |
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1,162 |
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1,556 |
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134 |
% |
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North America |
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2,270 |
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1,081 |
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1,189 |
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110 |
% |
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Rest of the world |
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652 |
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852 |
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(200 |
) |
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(23 |
)% |
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Total revenues |
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$ |
10,123 |
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$ |
7,406 |
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$ |
2,717 |
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37 |
% |
Revenue increases were primarily driven by organic growth in our Other Europe and North American markets.
Our revenue disaggregated by monetization is as follows:
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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$ |
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% |
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(in thousands USD, unaudited) |
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Hybrid commission |
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$ |
2,808 |
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$ |
3,847 |
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$ |
(1,039 |
) |
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(27 |
)% |
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Revenue share commission |
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829 |
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794 |
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35 |
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4 |
% |
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CPA commission |
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5,455 |
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2,535 |
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2,920 |
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115 |
% |
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Other revenue |
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1,031 |
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230 |
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801 |
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348 |
% |
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Total revenues |
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$ |
10,123 |
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$ |
7,406 |
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$ |
2,717 |
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37 |
% |
Revenue increases were driven primarily by additional CPA commission and Other revenue. The increase in Other revenue was driven primarily by bonuses related to achieving certain operator NDC performance targets.
Our revenue disaggregated by product type from which it is derived is as follows:
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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CHANGE |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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$ |
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% |
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(in thousands USD, unaudited) |
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Casino |
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$ |
7,965 |
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$ |
6,354 |
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$ |
1,611 |
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25 |
% |
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Sports |
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2,076 |
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858 |
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1,218 |
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142 |
% |
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Other |
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82 |
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194 |
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(112 |
) |
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(58 |
)% |
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Total revenues |
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$ |
10,123 |
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$ |
7,406 |
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$ |
2,717 |
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37 |
% |
Revenue increases were driven by growth in revenue from casino and sports products.
Operating Expenses
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THREE MONTHS ENDED |
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CHANGE |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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$ |
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% |
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(in thousands USD, unaudited) |
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Sales and marketing expenses |
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$ |
3,587 |
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$ |
1,790 |
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$ |
1,797 |
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100 |
% |
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Technology expenses |
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1,123 |
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663 |
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460 |
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69 |
% |
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General and administrative expenses |
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2,978 |
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1,402 |
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1,576 |
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112 |
% |
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Allowance for credit losses and write offs |
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34 |
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76 |
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(42 |
) |
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(55 |
)% |
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Total operating expenses |
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$ |
7,722 |
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$ |
3,931 |
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$ |
3,791 |
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96 |
% |
n/m = not meaningful
Total operating expenses increased by $3.8 million to $7.7 million compared to $3.9 million in the prior year. On a constant currency basis, operating expenses increased by $3.5 million to $7.7 million compared to $4.2 million in the prior year. The increase was driven primarily by headcount across Sales and Marketing, Technology, and General and Administrative functions as we invest in the Company’s organic growth initiatives as well as increased administrative expenses associated with operating as a public company.
Sales and Marketing expenses totaled $3.6 million compared to $1.8 million in the prior year. The increase was driven primarily by increased wages and salary expenses associated with increased headcount and professional services.
Technology expenses totaled $1.1 million compared to $0.7 million in the prior year. The increase was driven primarily by increased wages and salary expenses associated with increased headcount partially offset by capitalized development costs.
General and Administrative expenses totaled $3.0 million compared to $1.4 million in the prior year. The increase was driven primarily by increased wages and salary expenses associated with increased headcount, professional services, and insurance expenses.
Earnings
Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 14% to $3.5 million compared to $4.0 million in the prior year representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 34%. The decrease was driven primarily by increased operating expenses partly offset by increased revenue.
Operating profit in the third quarter decreased 31% to $2.4 million compared to $3.5 million in 2020. The decrease was driven primarily by a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA and an increase in share-based payments expense.
Net income in the third quarter totaled $4.7 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, compared to net income of $2.3 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the prior year. The increase was primarily driven by the recognition of deferred tax assets related to the transferred intangible assets.
Free Cash-flow
Total cash generated from operations of $1.4 million decreased 65% compared to $4.0 million in the prior year. The decrease was driven primarily by decreased adjusted EBITDA, the settlement of non-recurring IPO-related expenses and income tax payments. Free cash flow totaled $0.8 million compared to $3.9 million in the prior year. The decline was the result of decreased cash flow generated from operations and increased capital expenditures consisting primarily of the acquisition of domain names and capitalized development costs.
Balance Sheet
Cash balances as of September 30, 2021 totaled $53.2 million, an increase of $45.0 million compared to $8.2 million as of December 31, 2020. Working capital as of September 30, 2021 totaled $55.1 million, an increase of $45.0 million compared to $10.1 million as of December 31, 2020.
Total assets as of September 30, 2021 were $91.6 million compared to $45.4 million as of December 30, 2020. Total borrowings, including accrued interest, totaled $5.9 million compared to $6.0 million as of December 31, 2020. Total liabilities were $11.4 million compared to $11.2 million as of December 31, 2020.
Total equity as of September 30, 2021 was $80.3 million compared to $34.2 million as of December 31, 2020.
The increases in working capital, total assets, and total equity were driven primarily by the net proceeds received from the IPO and operating profit and net income generated by the Company.
2021 – 2023 Financial Targets
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Total Revenue Growth |
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> Average 40% |
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Adjusted EBITDA Margin3 |
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> Average 40% |
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Leverage4 |
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< Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA 2.5x5 |
2021 Outlook
Elias Mark, Chief Financial Officer of Gambling.com Group, added, “Our third quarter results came in a bit above our expectations and after slow summer trading our financial performance accelerated in September to close out the quarter with the best month in the Company’s history. Our Adjusted EBITDA margin of 34% in the quarter was healthy despite a seasonally slow quarter and investments in scaling the organization for organic growth initiatives and operating as a public company. This is consistent with our prior guidance that our near-term margins may deviate from our average 40% target as we invest in our organic growth plan and pursue our M&A strategy. For the full year, we are reiterating our expectation to achieve both above 40% year-on-year organic revenue growth and approximately 40% Adjusted EBITDA margin. We remain in a very strong financial position after the IPO last quarter which offers us significant optionality going forward to execute our growth plan and each of our capital allocation priorities.”
Conference Call Details
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Date/Time: |
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Thursday, November 18, 2021, at 9:00 am EST |
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Webcast: |
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https://www.webcast-eqs.com/gamb20211118/en |
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U.S. Toll-Free Dial In: |
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877-407-0890 |
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International Dial In: |
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+1-201-389-0918 |
To access the call, please dial in approximately ten minutes before the start of the call. An accompanying slide presentation will be available in PDF format within the “News & Events” section of the Company’s website.
Gaming
10-15% Of Gamers In Florida Show Signs Of Gaming Addiction: Here Are 10 Signs Your Kid Is Suffering From It (And How You Can Help)
Recent studies indicate that 10-15% of young gamers in Florida exhibit signs of gaming addiction. These findings underscore the need for early identification of symptoms to prevent negative impacts on children’s mental and physical health. Gaming addiction, if not dealt with, can lead to poor academic performance, social withdrawal, and even health problems.
Marin Cristian-Ovidiu, CEO of FreezeNova, discusses key indicators of gaming addiction and offers practical advice for parents.
Recognizing Early Signs
“Early recognition of gaming addiction is crucial in preventing long-term negative outcomes,” Marin explains. The following signs can help parents identify if their child might be developing an addiction:
Exhaustion and Irritability
Constant tiredness and grumpiness during the day could indicate late-night gaming sessions interfering with sleep.
Gaming Obsession
If gaming dominates your child’s thoughts and conversations, and they plan their day around it while neglecting other responsibilities, it could be a sign of addiction.
Decline in Academic Performance and Lost Interests
A noticeable decline in academic performance or loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities may suggest your child is prioritizing gaming over more important tasks.
Emotional Volatility
Extreme emotional reactions to in-game outcomes, such as uncontrolled anger, known as ‘Gamer Rage’, or intense celebrations, could indicate an unhealthy attachment to gaming.
Physical Strain
Signs of repetitive strain injuries like ‘Gamer’s Thumb’ or ‘Nintendo Neck’ from prolonged screen time are warning signals.
Neglecting Basic Needs
If your child is neglecting basic needs like eating, sleeping, or hygiene to keep playing, gaming has likely taken an unhealthy control over their life.
Creating a Supportive Environment
While video games can be a great source of entertainment and connection, around 70% of people with signs of gaming addiction also experience social disorders. Marin recommends a few tips for building a supportive and open environment for your child.
Teamwork and Setting Boundaries
“Parents and children should work together to create a healthy gaming environment. Gaming addiction requires a holistic approach,” Marin advises. Start by setting clear boundaries on gaming time to ensure there’s room for schoolwork, chores, and quality family time.
Revisit activities your child once loved, like football practice or exploring new hobbies together. It’s vital for your child to take breaks from screens, so create a balanced daily routine that includes homework, chores, exercise and just some gaming time. This allows your child to enjoy their games without neglecting other aspects of their life.
Open Communication
Maintain open communication. Discuss the games your child enjoys and any concerns you might have. By understanding their world, you can work together to find solutions.
Remember, you’re not alone. If you feel overwhelmed, seek professional help from specialists in gaming addiction. Marin concludes, “By working as a team, setting clear boundaries, and fostering open communication, we can help your child develop a healthy relationship with gaming and thrive in all areas of life.”
Bally’s Interactive, the digital and sports betting division of Bally’s Corporation, has launched the all-new Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino app in Ontario, Canada. This latest release marks another significant milestone for the company, following the recent app update in New Jersey and a series of successful app launches in the past year, including the introduction of Bally Bet Sportsbook across multiple states and Bally Casino in Rhode Island.
The updated Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino app represents a major step forward, as it combines the functionalities of the existing Bally Casino app and Bally Bet Sportsbook app into one comprehensive platform. Powered by White Hat Gaming, this new app allows players residing in or traveling to Ontario to conveniently place wagers on both sports and casino games using a single app, account, and universal wallet.
“We are thrilled to introduce the new Bally Bet Sportsbook & Casino app, marking a significant milestone for Bally’s. This integrated platform merges the features of our previous apps, providing players in Ontario with a seamless experience for both sports and casino betting. Our commitment to enhancing the player experience remains at the forefront as we strive to personalize the enjoyment of playing Bally Bet,” said Robeson Reeves, CEO of Bally’s Corporation.
PENN Entertainment Inc. has launched its stand-alone Hollywood Casino app in Pennsylvania. Built on PENN’s proprietary technology platform, Hollywood Casino offers more than 700 iCasino games, a variety of daily promotions, and exciting jackpots.
Available on Android, iOS and desktop, customers in the Keystone State can access Hollywood Casino through either the ESPN BET app or through the new Hollywood Casino app using their same ESPN BET login credentials, allowing for a seamless experience across PENN’s online betting and casino platforms. PENN plans to launch Hollywood Casino in additional jurisdictions in 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.
Hollywood Casino features a variety of online slots, table games and live dealer content, including bespoke live dealer tables and a dedicated “Casino Floor” lobby that allows users to easily find virtual versions of their favorite slot games from PENN’s retail properties. Hollywood Casino also features original titles from PENN Game Studios, PENN’s in-house casino game development studio that has produced a number of popular online games, including Legendary LarryTM and Wuji MinesTM.
“We’re excited to launch Hollywood Casino as a stand-alone app in Pennsylvania, giving our customers access to their favorite games in a dedicated, casino-first experience. With four Hollywood Casino properties in the state, the app leverages our trusted retail brand and creates a seamless connection between our online and retail gaming experiences. We look forward to bringing this enhanced Hollywood Casino experience to more iCasino markets in early 2025, pending regulatory approvals,” said Aaron LaBerge, Chief Technology Officer at PENN Entertainment.
Hollywood Casino is also fully integrated with PENN Play, the Company’s omnichannel loyalty program that allows members to earn and redeem rewards, including PENN Cash, exclusive tier benefits and personalized services.
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